Preface - Teradata Meta Data Services

Purpose

This book provides information about the Teradata Meta Data Services Meta Data Development Kit, which is a Teradata^® Tools and Utilities product. Teradata Tools and Utilities is a group of products designed to work with Teradata Database.

Programming information and descriptions of the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Meta Data Services Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs), and other files needed to interface with the MDS Repository from customer applications are provided.

The subjects covered in this book include:

Overview of Interfaces to MDS

Application Information Models

General API Information

Data Types Used in APIs

C++ Class - CMetaRepository

C++ Class - CMetaPersist

C++ Class - CMetaObject

C++ Class - CMetaFilterInfo

C++ Class - CMetaObjectKey

C++ Class - CMetaObjectClassKey

C++ Class - AIM

C++ Class - Security

COM Interfaces

XML Scripting Interface

Error Messages

Steps for Using the MDS APIs and Example Code